lëvozhgë

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • lëvoshkë

Etymology

Variant of lëvore, from the root lëv with -ozhgë suffix, from Proto-Indo-European *lep (“to peel, flay”). Compare Latin liber (“bark”), Greek λεπρός (leprós, “scaly”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ləˈvoʒɡə/

Noun

lëvozhgë f (plural lëvozhga, definite lëvozhga, definite plural lëvozhgat)

  1. husk, shell
    Synonyms: gujavë, guall, cefël

Declension

Declension of lëvozhgë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative lëvozhgë lëvozhga lëvozhga lëvozhgat
accusative lëvozhgën
dative lëvozhge lëvozhgës lëvozhgave lëvozhgave
ablative lëvozhgash

Further reading

  • “lëvozhgë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980
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